Shimenkeng
Shimenkeng is a hamlet in Shimen Village, Shimen, Taipei. Shimenkeng is situated nearby to the hamlet Biziwei, as well as near the village Jianlucun.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chin Shan Nuclear Power Plant and New Ganhua Eighteen Lords Temple.
Chin Shan Nuclear Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Wei-Te Wong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant or Chin Shan Nuclear Power Plant, First Nuclear Power Plant, was a nuclear power plant in Shimen District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Commissioned in 1978, the plant was Taiwan's first and smallest nuclear power plant.
New Ganhua Eighteen Lords Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Outlookxp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Ganhua Eighteen Lords Temple is a place of worship.
Temple of the Eighteen Lords
Place of worship
Photo: Outlookxp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Temple of the Eighteen Lords is a yin miao located in Ganhua Village, Shimen District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Located on Provincial Highway 2 beside Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant, the temple is dedicated to seventeen deceased sailors and one dog. Temple of the Eighteen Lords is situated 2½ km northeast of Shimenkeng.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanzhi and Jinshan.
Sanzhi
Photo: Carrie Kellenberger, CC BY 2.0.
Sanzhi District is a rural district in northern New Taipei, Taiwan. It is notable as the hometown of the former president Lee Teng-hui.
Jinshan
Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0.
Jinshan District is a rural district on the coast in northern New Taipei, Taiwan. The district draws many visitors each year because of its hot springs and its proximity to Chin Pao San and the Ju Ming Museum.
Shimenkeng
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Nei-shih-men”, “Shih-men-k’eng”, and “Shihmenkeng”
- Category: locality
- Location: Shimen Village, Shimen, New Taipei, Taipei, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.27339° or 25° 16′ 24″ northLongitude
121.57213° or 121° 34′ 20″ eastElevation
98 metres (322 feet)Open location code
7QQ37HFC+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 3521354724OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
1669335
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In Other Languages
“Shimenkeng” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “石門坑”
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